Reviews tagging 'War'

Valinta by K.A. Applegate

8 reviews

epsilina's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is my favorite book in the series thus far. The Animorphs books excel at being both a brilliant exploration of character and a truly compelling story. I really appreciate the way Rachel's stress, grief, and PTSD are explored in these books. Rachel at one point mentions that all the small personal things and all the huge problems of the world are becoming too much, too much to deal with, and this book examines her behavior under those circumstances. Characters are allowed to have flaws, allowed to be inconsistent, allowed to change their minds and change them back. A very compelling series, and a very well written entry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Injury/Injury detail

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Gore, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Slavery, Kidnapping, Grief, and Abandonment

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Slavery, Grief, and Colonisation

Minor: Death of parent and Murder

kaaaaaaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kstericker's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty and War

Minor: Animal death and Cannibalism

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and War

dosxhime's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Rachel characterization in this novel was just perfect, so goddamn delicious that I was screaming when she morphed into a bear and went batshit. Now, I know why I love Rachel so much especially when she is such a tragic and unhinged warrior princess. The conflict Rachel experiences was so relatable and tense for Rachel. 

In this book, you can even see how the other Animorphs struggle with the decision that the Ellimist presents them. 

4/5 B-

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Violence, and War

magicalghoul's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

You know what? At that moment of surrender, I felt good. I wish I could say I didn’t. But I felt a wave of relief wash over me. No more hard decisions. No more danger. No more having to be brave.

♢ 7/62 OF THE ANIMORPHS REREAD

 ⚠ tws for the entire series: war, death, child soldiers, child death, descriptions of gore, body horror, discussions of parental death, slugs, parasites, loss of free will, depictions of PTSD and trauma, ableism, imperialism. 

Forgot any thought I was forming after the contrast between the humor and how brutal and raw the description of the battle at the end of the book was, and how looking back on it Rachel's commentary is that she wasn't being brave like everyone thought she was being or even how she consciously behaved in that moment because that was the role the group needed for her to play. She simply couldn't see well and didn't know what she was walking into.

Interesting to note that The Ellimist was introduced on a Rachel book and that we can see a sort of bond between them already—what with Rachel being the one to fully decipher The Ellimist's true intentions, and what with The Ellimist showing her her adult form. Since, you know.

About the audiobook: Emily Ellet continues to do a wonderful job, her voice shines on the most somber moments of the narrative and if I haven't said I love her Marco voice then I'm saying it now.

Highlight: The fact that the "I want to go see that new Keanu Reeves movie" line hasn't aged one bit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Cannibalism